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Trump apologises to Kavanaugh on behalf of Americans
President Donald Trump has apologised to new Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh for the traumatic experience he went through for his nomination confirmation.
President Trump tendered the apology on Monday immediately after Kavanaugh’s swearing in at the Ornate Room of the White House.
Kavanaugh’s confrimation process is seen as the most contentious in US history.
Standing next to the new Supreme Court justice, President Trump said Justice Brett Kavanaugh had been “proven innocent” of the sexual assault allegations that threatened to derail him in a Senate confirmation process revealing the depth of the left-right split tearing through American politics.
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“On behalf of our nation, I want to apologize to Brett and the entire Kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure.”
Re-echoing his belief that the rancorous confirmation process was another political battle, Trump described opposition Democrats as “evil” and the sexual assault claims as a “hoax.”
In his response after being sworn in, Justice Kavanaugh told an audience which included the entire Supreme Court and a Who’s Who of Republican movers and shakers that he had “no bitterness” and would never bring politics into the top court.
“The Supreme Court is a team of nine. And I will always be a team player on the team of nine…. The Senate confirmation process was contentious and emotional. That process is over,” he said.
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